The animals didn’t have as strong an effect as they did in ... This breakthrough is especially important in the water world of kelp forests, a highly valuable ecosystem that is threatened by warming ...

"The implications of our study go beyond the sunflower sea star." New study reveals hidden dangers threatening mega-starfish ...

New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British Columbia. When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of ...

INTERACTIVE! Want to know what it's like to dive through a kelp forest? Now you can in this 360 video! We recommend a mobile device for viewing this interactive video - this works best using the ...

They’d seen all the animals a diver would expect to see in a kelp forest, such as garibaldi fish and kelp bass. But the only signs of the big brown algae were a few loose floating pieces and ...

Adorably fuzzy sea otters aren’t just cute. The marine mammals serve a crucial role, helping to restore the giant kelp forests they rely on by removing their top predators, the sea urchins.

Sage Ono (USA) explores the abundant life around the giant kelp forests in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Nudibranchs are shell-less marine snails also known as sea slugs. Most feed on ...

When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers saw kelp forests return to areas that were destroyed by sea urchins.

The animals didn’t have as strong an effect ... This breakthrough is especially important in the water world of kelp forests, a highly valuable ecosystem that is threatened by warming waters ...

They’d seen all the animals a diver would expect to see in a kelp forest, such as garibaldi fish and kelp bass. But the only signs of the big brown algae were a few loose floating pieces and ...